Paralympics: Para sports gym completed in Tokyo, to provide training ahead of 2020

An exclusive para sports gymnasium officially opened Friday in Tokyo with a ceremony marking its completion amid the buildup to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.Construction of the Nippon Foundation Para Arena, located on the bayside in Shinagawa Ward's urban Rinkai Fukutoshin area, began last December. It will serve as a dedicated training center for para athletes and to raise awareness of their sports ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics.Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said that "a wonderful arena was created" and expressed hope the facility will be used extensively, while Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Ko…READ FULL ARTICLE